Podiatrist

This role requires the assessment and treatment of patients within HMP setting who qualify for Podiatry, and to determine clinical diagnosis and podiatry treatment indicated, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner

Key Responsibilities:

- To manage own clinical caseload
- To maintain professional standards
- To comply with all standards, policies and procedures
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- To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management.
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
- To represent the company externally (locally, regionally and nationally) regarding physiotherapy service provided to patients.
- To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range or treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.
- To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
- To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
- To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to patient’s relatives and carers, to promote understanding of the aims of Premier and MSK physiotherapy.
- To provide advice to other physiotherapy colleagues and GP’s
- To provide specialist advice, teaching and training to other members of the MDT as required.
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition.
- To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

**Job Types**: Temporary contract, Freelance, Zero hours contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: £21.65-£35.93 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Market Harborough, LE16 7RP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Podiatry: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Health & Care Professions Council Registration (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Day shift (preferred)
- Night shift (preferred)